Switzerland - Vienna 49 Euro fair

Both the SBB and the ÖBB have a faire schedule that has night train passage
for 29 Euro and couchette (4 to a compartment) at 49 Euro.

My questions: is this one way (I assume it is) and is the Couchette charge
on in addition to the 29 Euro chair charge? Is there a reservation charge?
How far in advance must one book in advance.

www.oebb.at and www.sbb.ch while the Austrian site has a banner to click
on to take you directly to the fares that I am discussing.

Thank you for your help.

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Both the SBB and the ÖBB have a faire schedule that has night train
passage
for 29 Euro and couchette (4 to a compartment) at 49 Euro.

My questions: is this one way (I assume it is)

Yes.

and is the Couchette charge
on in addition to the 29 Euro chair charge?

No.
The price of EUR 39/49 (6/4-bed-compartment) includes the ticket and the
couchette reservation.


Is there a reservation charge?

No.


How far in advance must one book in advance.

The earlier you book (bookings are possible from 1 or (?) 2 month prior
departure), the higher are your chances to get those "SparNight"-tickets.

If there are no SparNight-tickets available for couchette cars it's still to
cheaper to buy an SparNight-ticket for a sleeping car (if available).

BTW, the standard one-way-fare (2nd class) Zürich - Wien is ~79 EUR (59 EUR
with Railplus).



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Helmut Uttenthaler,
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"+GF+" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Both the SBB and the ÖBB have a faire schedule that has night train
passage
for 29 Euro and couchette (4 to a compartment) at 49 Euro.

My questions: is this one way (I assume it is)
yes
and is the Couchette charge
on in addition to the 29 Euro chair charge?
no

Is there a reservation charge?
no - included

How far in advance must one book in advance.
depends on the travel day - the number of these special tickets is limited

Helmut Uttenthaler wrote:


How far in advance must one book in advance.

The earlier you book (bookings are possible from 1 or (?) 2 month prior
departure), the higher are your chances to get those "SparNight"-tickets.

If there are no SparNight-tickets available for couchette cars it's still
to cheaper to buy an SparNight-ticket for a sleeping car (if available).

My experience with SparNight tickets is that you can usually get one even
close to departure on some days. Especially trains on tuesdays and
wednesdays seem rarely fully booked. I've booked a sparnight just three
days before departure on one occasion.

So if you are flexible in your schedule, have the ticket agent try a few
dates...

Krist

Thank you all for your answers.


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